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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-06-17
NOTICE Sealed nronOsals will be receive.

NOTICE.--Sealed proposals Will be received
until D. m. Til URSDAl il y 80 1857. al the office
of the Penn Company Lives and
Granting Annuites. No l3l Chcstnuts. Philadelphia trus
sale them Of the Philadelphia, VIII
ngton AMI Baltimore Railroad Stock Trust Certificates as
$3.50. $50 will paw FOR
The nnerin pri exceeding par costing
I'm me aggregate than the amount stated. viii be ae
ceptd parties offering them adv sci at and payment
ale the certificates assigned on and AFTER The
LIST OF Julv next. .u,.,
Proposals be inlorsed Proposals for ale of Pha
depa wilmington amt baltimore karoad stock rust Ger
and a ldr ssed INDLEY SMIIH, President,
43l Chestnut-st Philadelphia.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-04-09
Don't OverwOrk the BOYS.

Farmers are sometimes very incon.
siderate in the treatment of their sons.
Without meaning any harm they inn
pose labor upon boys which should be
the work of men. Now the physicical
energies of growing boy have already
an important work allotted to them,
that of building up a strong, healthy
organization. The vital force cannot
be exerted in making muscles and bone,
and at the same time be expended in a
hard days work in the cornfeld. We
have seen many instances of boys being
stunted and dwarfed because they were
overworked by an unconscious father.
When work is crowded in the field
there is a strong temptation to utilize
every muscle, to provide means for the
growing hogs at the expense of his own
growing boy. This is all wrong. A
farmer would not for an instant think
of Harvesting his 6-months old colt and
hitching him to pillow, and why should
not the growing boy have the same
thoughtful consideration? Don't over
work the boys. They are all the mate
rial we have to make men of.-AtlG1atG
Constitution
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-04-09
..roo MANY or VIE.

SEGmmA n there too many Of wer
3he little girl asked with sigh,
&Rerhaps you WOULDN'T be tired, you See
u o few Of your childs could die.
- was only three years old-the one
Who spoke in that strange, sad way,
n abe saw her mothers impatient frown
Afthe children's boisterous play.
WARE were half dozen who round her stood,
And the mother was sick and poor,
Worn out with the care of the noisy brood
And fight with the wolf at the door.
nor smile or kiss no time, no place;
For the little one, least OF all
And the shadow that darkened the mothers
face
Ger the young life seemed to fall
Unre thoughtful than any, she felt more care,
And pondered in childish way
Nrw to tighten the burden she could not share.
Growing heavier day by day.
OILY q week and the little Claire
I'm her tiny white trundle-bed
xAV with the blue eyes closed, ana the sunny
hair
CIT close from the golden head.
Doux cry.. she said-and the words were low,
Feeling tears that she could not SEQ
~You won't have to work and be tired so.
When there amt SO many OF we.
hut the dear little daughter who went away
From the home that for once was stilled,
1AOwed the mothers heart. from that dreary
day,
what a place she had always filed.
-Woasdns World.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-04-09
THE LITTLE FOLKS.



sYou think am dead
The apple-tree said,
sBecause have never q leaf to show
Because st0op,
And my branches drooN
And the dull gray MOSES over me- groWl
But I'm al alive In trunk and shoot;
The buds of next May
/ fold away
But I pity the withered grass at my root
you think I am dead
The quick grass said,
because have parted with siem and bladel
But under the ground
I am safe and sound
With the SHOWS thick blanket over mo laid.
TIM ell alive, and ready to shoot,
Should the Spring Of the Year
Come dancing here
But I pity the flower without branch or root
sYou think I am dead
A soft voice said.
because not branch or Z root ownI
Inever have died.
But close hide
In p1umy seed that the wind has sown.
Patient wait through tho long winter hours
You will SEQ me again
IshAll laugh at You then,
Out of the eyes of hundred fowersls
Edith n. Thomas, in st. Nicholas.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-04-09
The Demands of Labor.

As Mr.. Hardware, of the well-known
firm of Hardware & Toole, was writing
in his private Office, he was waited upon
by committee of his employees who
told him that they were dissatisfied and
had decided to strike unless certain de-
mands were complied with.
"What's the matter?" asked Mr..
Hardware. aren't you getting enough
pay?1' ~ . .o,,,;oa
the spokesman.
"Too many hours of work?"
"No. Hours all right.
| "Well. what's the matter them"
"Well, you see we go to work about 2
o'clock"
eyes. Is it too early?"
| "No. But about 8 o'clock we get
thirsty, and we want half an hour off to
get some beer"
"Half an hour seems rather long
time"
perhaps; but one can't drink five or
six glasses of beer in a minute"
swell, I'll allow it. I don't want to
have any trouble with my employees.
Anything more?"
"A trife. You see, about II o'clock
we get thirsty again.
\ g"I'll give you another half hour then.
Now 20 about your work.
The men left, but within an hour
they came around again threatening to
strike.
"What's the matter now?" asked Mr..
Hardware.
aWell, sir" said the spokesman, 1--WE
need some more beer at 2 o'clock"
aAl right, take it.
"And-and-"
SWELL, weH-what now?"
aWhy, you see, sir, by that time we'll
be so drunk we can't work any more, so
we want to be let off then"
sLook herel" exclaimed the pro-
prietor Strengthening up, "if have the
morning bell rung from the saloon
across the way, will you drop in here
and work between drinks?"
aYes, SIR"
with no increase of pay9"
aNo increase"
aThen I presume we can consider
that settled"
The committee looked troubled, and
held consultation in the doorway.
Then they gave their ultimatum as
| follows:
sWell, sir, that's all right as far as it
goes, but we viii have to strike unless
you agree to pay for the beer. =
Rambler.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-04-09

The young lady teacher of public
school at Santa Rosa. Cal, was very
DESTROYS Of giving an exhibition at
the close Of the term, and drilled the
scholars in declarations, recitations,
etc. The pupils were strongly averse
to the project, fearing the criticisms Of
visitors, and when the dreaded day ar
rived, and all preparations were COM
pleted, the teacher was surprised BY
the absence of visitors, of whom she
had invited many. The reason was
made apparent by the subsequent dis
covery that the pupils had surrepti-
tiously pinned card on the door after
the school hour, which read: Exam
nation day! No visitors admitted this
afternoon.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-04-09
Nice Little War Paper.

"Yes." said the Major, waxing elo-
quent in his stories of the war, II re-
member when I was but private in
the ranks that one day party of us
crept up on wildcat battery. Just
as we were preparing for final rush
to capture it they opened on us with
shot. Our Captain, hot, enthusiastic
fellow, saw the situation and jumped
on the stump of tree, waving his
sword and crying, ON, men, onl Lib
erty or deathr and then he fell pierced
by bullet"
"And what did you do?" broke in a
voice.
"What did we do? Oh, we took the
hint. We preferred liberty and turned
and ran, "-JaLdQe.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-04-09
Complexion and Health.

A physician in the Medical World
gives the following advice to women for
the improvement of their health and
complexion: "For the present I pre-
scribe only for your feet. First, pro-
cure . quantity of wooden stockings,
not such as you buy at the store under
the name Of lambs wool, that you can
read newspaper through, but the kind
that your Aunt Jerusha in the country
knits for you, that will keep your feet
dry and warm, in spite of the wind
and weather: second, If you want to be
thorough, change them every morn
ing, hanging the fresh ones by the fire
during the night; third, procure thick
calf-skin boots, double uppers and
triple soles, and wear them from the
LIST of October to the LIST of May; make
frequent applications Of some good oil
blacking; fourth, avoid rubbers alto
gether, except pair Of rubber boots,
which may be worn for . little
time through the snowdrifts or
. food of water; fifth, hold the
bottoms of your feet in cold
water quarter of an inch deep just be-
fore going to bed, two or three minutes,
and then rub them hard with rough
towels, and your naked hands; sixth to
go out freely in all weather, and, be-
lieve me, not only will your feet enjoy
. good circulation, but Is the conse-
quence of the good circulation in the
lower extremities your head viii be re-
lieved with all its fullness and your
heart of all its palpitations. Your com
p1e1ion will be greatly improved and
your health made better in every 70
sDect
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-04-09
Not that Kind of a Boy.

Bill Mortimer is one of those smart
fellows who can tell about man by
merely looking at his handwriting, OF
the shape of the back of his head, OF
the way he moves his legs when he
walks. Bill was standing on the corner
of Austin avenue talking to Col Dan
Beatty.
"Do you see that boy across the street
there with his back to us, looking in a
store Window" asked Bill
Eyes"
"Well, that boy is going to be hero.
He is going to conquer the world. He
will be an American Napoleon Bona
parte. The boy has, right now, more
will and intellect than any forty men
in Austin"
"What makes you think 500" asked
Dan Beatty.
II don't think so at all. I just know
it. Notice how he shrugs his right
shoulder. That gesture was peculiar
to Napoleon the Great, and to no other
man."
Nonsense, replied Dan. "That boy
belongs to me. He has been vaccin-
ated with some bad matter and it
took. That's why he lunches up his
shoulder"
as that SOP" responded Bill. "Well.
if he hadn't been vaccinated he would
have had brilliant future before him. I"
eyes, and caught the smallpox, per-
haps. "-Terns Sifti7aQs.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-04-09

IaNATIus DoNNELLY, In answer to .
letter from . writer In Washington,
who wanted to know when his Shaks.
peare-Bacon cipher book would be
ready, responded as follows from ST
Paul, where he has been in attendance
on the Legislature:
Your valued favor Is received In . few
days-less than . week. 60 home, thank
God came here to try and help the peopla
Ihave worked intensely and persistently. but
the money Of the railroad corporations has tri-
umphed, and our session will amount to noth-
ing ! am utterly Disguised I shall return
with pleasure to the cipher. lam ashamed Of
myself for having wasted go much valuable
time with hswgags and corruptionistA I feel
degraded
I know You do not take any stock in that CO.
nard, that had written letter to some one IN
New York that the cipher had failed The
man who made that statement Is good old
Horses Greeley, In his indignant way, would
have said il g Liar and horse-t thief The
cipher has not failed propose to stick to
my book until put It in the hands Of the
printer, and hope to do that By July. The
world win never cease to Be astonished, NOT -
my book, but q the marvellous revelations II
win contain sBids weas sStand still and
zee the salvation a. The Lord With srsat r.
gard, your friend IdGAzzUs DoauMI1
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-04-09

An English wig maker has invented
an electric hat, which he claims Is 9
perfect cure for nervous headaches and
neuralgia. The apparatus consists of
small battery placed inside the lining
Of an ordinary silk hat, with the fat
terminals outside the lining, so that
when the hat is put on . current Of
electricity passes between the terminals
and diffuses itself al over the weaFer's
head.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-04-09

A GENTLEMAN returning home one
very clear night lately with his little
girl, says the Boston Journal, was
pointed by her to the Pleiades. "Look!"
she exclaimed. "See those little stars
all cuddled close together to keep
warm" A pretty story, isn't it? Ma
turally the father told it proudly to
the first person he met, who happened
to be a young woman who writes for
the press. The next day the gentle
man, meeting an acquaintance, told him
the story of the little girl and the stars.
"Chestnuts, " said the acquaintance. II
saw that story in the papers. The
father was aghast and indignant. To
have his own little story, which he knew
was as new and original as could be,
pronounced an old one, borrowed from
the papers! It was fact, nevertheless,
for he discovered presently that the
story had appeared in one of the daily
papers on the very day after he related
it to the young lady. But the fathers
property in his daughters odd saying
has ceased and determined" at q very
early stage in its career.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-04-09

Mrs. Rachel Francis, who died re-
GENTLY in Atlanta, Ga, LEFT about $780,
600. which shs had made mostly from
her dairy and truck farm.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-04-09

PRINCE BIsMARcK's recent speech is
chiefly interesting because of his decla-
ration that, although he expected to
live three years longer, he expected to
die before seven had passed. He gave
this as one of the reasons why he re-
fused to interfere with the Septennate.
Prince Bismarck is now 70. He antic-
ipates death between 1890 and 1894.
That is to say, expects to live till he is
76 and to die before he is 80. 1t is
not every one who calculates his exist
ence. It would be very interesting
subject to investigate how far the plans
of statesmen are thus modified by their
expectations of life. II used to be said
that both "England's old man in
hurry" and its "young man in hurry"
were impatient from the same cause.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-04-09
Lake Cities.

The remarkable villages built on piles
In prehistoric times were not confined
to the lakes of Switzerland. Similar
lake cities are traced in Italy, Austria,
Hungary, Pomerania, France, and
Savoy, but they are generally smaller.
and nearly all belong to the age of pol
ished stone, instead of extending
through several periods. In Switzer-
land over two hundred OF the villages
are known, forty being in the Lake of
Neuchatel. Each contained about
three hundred huts, and some of them
must have had population of twelve
or fourteen hundred. Scientific guesses
have placed the age of some of the lake
cities at no less than seven thousand
years, while others are probably not
three thousand years old. Lake dwell
ers have not been unknown In HIS
torical times. Herodotus describes q
people who lived in . platform city
over Lake Prasias in Thrace, and in
the present day dwellings on piles over
water are built in many parts Of the
world, including New Guinea, Borneo.
Celebes. and even Russia
MS LILO l0u DCOu V8StcVs
An old soldier lay dying in little
town in Pennsylvania @Is there any
thing on your mind that troubles you?'
asked his pastor, as an expression Of
grave concern passed over the veterans
face. sYes,' said the dying man, athere
is. I have not made use Of my oppor-
tunities. I was in the war about four
years, in many battles, and thought I
tried to do my duty. But never picked
up lighted shell, with its burning
fuse sputtering close to the shell, and
threw it over the parapet Of the fort. ]
have been regular attendant upon
army reunions, and I have read the
newspapers since the war, and find that
I am the only man in the Union army
who has not performed that feat, al
though I had plenty of opportunities.
My life has been wasted @But why,
asked the pastor, kindly, did you not
do it when you had an opportunity 2"
Because" said the gallant old soldier,
II wanted to save the she'll I always
knelt down and pulled the fuse out
with my teeth!" And then the noble
life went out with q snap like fric-
ton primer.-Brooklu1 Eaale.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-04-09

A BILL has been introduced in the
Legislature of North Carolina to erect
a monument to the memory of Nathan
iel Macon, who would never allow his
portrait to be taken, and who left ex.
plicit directions that no tombstone
should be placed at his grave. He
was Speaker of the House of Represen:
tatives in the Seventh, Eighth and Ninth
Congresses, and "a portrait of every
other Speaker, with perhaps one excep.
tion," says the Washington correspond.
emit of the Cincinnati Tsmes-Star.
"hangs in the lobby adjoining the House
TO Representatives. He so much disliksd
monuments that he specially requested
that his grave be only marked by .
heap of stones, and that those who
might visit it should each add stone
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-04-09
The Rabbit Pest.

In Nevada and California we have
not only the common gray species OF
rabbits, but also the large jack rabbit
and the even larger white hare. These
are all natives of the country. They
have probably been here for ages and
are doubtless as prolific as are rabbits
in Australia; therefore the whole coun-
try should have been swarming with
them when first visited by the whites
had there not been something to keep
them down. They were probably kept
within bounds here by the wolves, Wild
cats, lynxes, and other carnivorous AMI
mails. The Australians introduced the
rabbits no longer ago than 1860 for the
purpose of sport, and fine sport they
have had with theml They should now
plant their land with wolves and Wild
cats and should cultivate owls and
hawks. It is probable, however, that,
owing to the general prevalence OF the
sheep industry, the wolf cure would be
about as bad as the disease. In former
times our Piute Indians slaughtered
immense numbers of rabbits. Before
the coming of the whites they almost
lived on rabbits, and all their cloaks
and sleeping robes were made OF the
skins of the animals. They instituted
rabbit drives, and at these roundups OF
the long-eared cattle swept into nets
spread for the purpose all the rabbits
Of large area Of country. InAustralia
much might be done by means of simi-
lar drives or circular hunts but for the
fact that the small gray rabbit is bur
rowing animal, and pops into its hole
With shout Is much CELEBRITY g the
nrairie do0.-SaH Lake Tribune
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-04-09

A FRIEND writes to Labouchere from
Berlin: 81 have just seen the old EN-
peror. He looks, when he walks, e Il
he did not feel the ground under him.
but is otherwise the picture OF health.
The fresh face, with the snowy hair
and whiskers, is like the Alps IN the
sunset, in which rose color is set round
with dazzling white. Bismarck Is
frightened at the uncertainty Of bis
sep, which is warning of paralysis.
s nce his anxiety to secure docile
Reichstag, which viii not play too
much into the hand Of the coming
Empress Victoria against The Chancel-
10r."
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-04-09

Little Rhode Island has 1000 moro
women than men.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-04-09

GAaDNzR Earl, the NeIl-known col
lar manufacturer Of Troy, N. Y. w5o
died some days ago, requested that his
Will be opened Immediately after his
death. In it he made provision for the
cremation of his body and directed that
no Grape be placed on his front door
and that no service of any kind be held
over his body.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-04-09

Peabody b 10 have . daily paper.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-04-09


cred her doll with it. The little broth
er, every time she set up her corned-
beef can, would upset it. I think she
was very patient for time, but at last
she got angry and gave her little
brother an ugly scratch. He didn't
boiler bit, but he seized hold of the
doll, took the head between his teeth,
chewed around it, and then pulled out
Of the top of the head . few long horse
hairs his little sister had stuck on
there. That baby savage, with gleam-
ing eyes, had really made believe to
scalp his sisters doll.
I would have stopped the quarrel If
I could have done so. Presently I saw
the little girl sitting on the ground.
crying her eyes out, holding her dear
dolly close to her breast as If it had
been hurt child. After great deal
of coaxing, induced her to come into
my tent With cork cut her out Z
new head for her doll made the
eyes with two round-headed brass
tacks, and so that it should be quite
complete I stuck with some gum Z
patch Of fur on its head for hair.
twisted up some writing paper into Z
cooked hat and put that on it, head,
and slung around its neck ! string Of
beads, and that little girl was quite
solaced.
After that we were the best frienda
1fhe world. The little girls father,
ier she had no mother, was highly
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-03-11
A NEW MAP.

Referring again to Senator Stewards
proposition to apply the segregation"
doctrine to this Territory, the United
States Supreme Court having forbid
Zane and Dickson to apply it to the
people, we have a suggestion to make.
ct one time Utah included all OF New
ada, g portion of Arizona, a part
of Idaho, strip of Colorado,
aud a piece of Wyoming. When
Nevada was dropped eff there was re-
joicing, for it relieved the Territory of
what all knew must for long years, if
not forever, be q mass of political and
social corruption. We were all glad to
get rid OF the land and its occupants
for there was nothing in either which
could be other than an injury and an
offense TO decent folk, bent on develop
ment, progress, honesty and purity.
Nor was there sorrow over. the cutting
off, of the arid plains and volcanic
mountains of Arizona. 1t was mat
ter of regret, however, when Utah was
reduced to enlarge Colorado, idaho and
Wyoming. These depriVations took
away people and country which were
valuable. Now our proposition is, that
government make such restoration as it
can, extend the borders of Utah, and
create grand State. 1t is evident to
all thEt generations must pass before
Wyoming and idaho ca get the popu-
lstioR necessary to entitle them to
statehood. 1t IS almost apparent that
the two Territories mentioned will ere
long 9e blotted from the maps, as they
should be IN order to relieve them frem
the eruelties OF the Territorial system of
government. IF the eastern and west
ern Boundary lines of Utah shall be
extended nGrshward to Montana, it
will include portions of Idaho and
Wyoming, and make of this a hand
Some State, and provide it with a semi
Arctic as well as -semistropical climate.
There is community of interest with
the people of Utah, among the majority
of those whe would thus come to US
from Idaho and Wyoming. The other
portions of Idaho and Wyoming could
be attached to Oregon and Washington
as to the FIRST named, and Colorado and
Montana as to Wyoming -funder the
governments of which States the peo-
pie would be eninently more happy aud
prosperous tken it is possible for them
10 be as Territories.
There would be reason, justice and
common sense in the re-arrangemento of
the map We have suggested, while there
would be neither in the dismemberment
and slaughter proposed by Stewart.
To put upon Utah and Idaho the
task of supporting barren, desc
late and fast dying Nevada would
be only less cruel than requiring
the clean communities of this Territory
and its northern neighbor to be slimed
by the filth, corruption and dishonesty
which go with the name of Nevada.